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Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Oshinaike, O. Olajumoke
Wright, Kikelomo
John-Olabode, Sarah
Ojelabi, Olaitan
Osikomaiya, Bodunrin
Adediran, Adewumi
Ismail, Kamal
Uche, Ebele
Dosunmu, Adedoyin
Akinbami, A. Akinsegun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Priapism is a pathological condition of penile erection that persists beyond, or is unrelated to, sexual stimulation.
Impotence and infertility are major problems in male sickle cell disease patients, and priapism has been implicated as a cause of impotence and infertility.
The aim of this study is to determine priapism prevalence and assess the knowledge of male homozygous male patients about it in Lagos, Nigeria.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst male homozygous sickle cell disease patients of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
Pretested questionnaires were distributed to determine the prevalence and assess their knowledge on priapism.
Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.
Results.
A total of 114 consenting subjects filled the questionnaires, 85 of 114 (74.6%) had not heard about priapism before this study.
A total of 77 of 114 (67.5%) did not know that they are at risk of priapism.
Whilst 84 of 114 (73.7%) were not aware that priapism is a complication of SCD.
The majority, 94 of 114 (82.5%), were not aware that priapism could cause impotence.
Conclusion.
There is a need to create more awareness about this complication amongst sickle cell disease patients in order to stem the incidence of impotence and infertility amongst them.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adediran, Adewumi& Wright, Kikelomo& Akinbami, A. Akinsegun& Dosunmu, Adedoyin& Oshinaike, O. Olajumoke& Osikomaiya, Bodunrin…[et al.]. 2013. Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria. Advances in Urology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adediran, Adewumi…[et al.]. Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria. Advances in Urology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Adediran, Adewumi& Wright, Kikelomo& Akinbami, A. Akinsegun& Dosunmu, Adedoyin& Oshinaike, O. Olajumoke& Osikomaiya, Bodunrin…[et al.]. Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria. Advances in Urology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505713
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505713